Photo gallery Powwow celebrates Native cultures for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On Monday, Oct. 9, students and community members gathered to honor Indigenous cultures on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus with a powwow marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The event, hosted by Wunk Sheek, a student organization, welcomed all who attended to an evening of dancing, singing, food and celebration.
The evening’s program, emceed by Artley Skenandore, a member of the Oneida Nation, featured host drum from Oka Homma of the Choktaw Nation and head dancers, Miinan White, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk Nation, and Ken Funmaker Sr of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
At right, Azrielle Swallow, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and a UW student from Tomah, Wis., joins an inter-tribal dance. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Pictured with an iconic eagle design adorning the back of his shirt, Sean Tourtillott, a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe and representative of the American Indian Council on Alcoholism, speaks during the powwow. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Isabella Portillo of Aztec Indian Dance a local Madison performance group, participates in the dancing. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Kira Adkins, president of Wunk Sheek, addresses those who gathered for the powwow. Photo by: Jeff Miller
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